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Legal Staff Paralegal in Pittsburgh, PA

Black & Veatch Holding Company Feb 02,2019 Sep 14,2018 Location Pittsburgh PA
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In-House

Legal Staff

Telecommunications

Min 2 yrs required

Profile

Site Acquisition Specialist The candidate will prepare candidate information reports related to leasing, permitting and land use viability. Will prepare lease or other real estate agreements. Coordinates with or supervises outside vendor partners, environmental engineers, architectural and engineering firms, title search firms, engineers and drafting technicians to ensure transactions close within defined timeframes. Identify potential risk scenarios. Draft and proof recordable transaction documents, easements, warranty deeds, etc. for legal department review. Prepares zoning and permitting applications. Monitors progress of the application and facilitate jurisdictional requests for additional information as a result of the application review process. Prepares collocation applications and manages the process through Notice to Proceed (NTP). Ensures compliance to the quality and safety goals and objectives. Serves as primary Site Acquisition Specialist for particular site project including leasing, permitting and land use processing. For new-build projects, responsible for site acquisition activities from initial search ring release through NTP. For existing site modification projects, responsible for site acquisition activities from collocation applications, leasing and zoning audit through NTP. Provides candidate-specific recommendations for leasing and land use viability. Communicates activities with team members and other departments, as needed. Provides site sketches, as needed. Attends field site visits for candidate and engineering viability. Reviews title reports for ownership, encumbrances, easements, etc, and provides recommendation for leasing viability. Interviews zoning/permitting personnel to obtain jurisdictional approval requirements for installation of wireless communication facilities and/or related wireless equipment as project scope defines. Completes zoning ordinance reviews. Reviews zoning drawings for compliance with jurisdictional, regulatory and client requirements. Prepares, submits and obtains jurisdictional entitlements which may include applications and presentations before governmental or architectural review boards. Completes Lease and Zoning Audit Reviews for site modification projects. Coordinates with tower owners and/or private landlords to negotiate and secure lease entitlements as project scope defines. Completes collocation applications required by Tower companies and associated documents. Coordinates with client and engineering departments to obtain information necessary for entitlement applications (RF Affidavits, propagation maps, photo-simulations, etc…). Reviews and approves site specific documents for quality and completeness. Monitors and tracks progress on all open transactions. Maintains a high degree of customer service and integrity when dealing with clients. Other duties or special projects, as assigned. Verifies and/or obtains Enhanced 911 addressing. Individual contributor with no subordinates.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must have 2 years of telecommunications industry experience. Must have 4 year degree, or equivalent work experience. Paralegal or Wireless leasing experience with private landowners preferable; please source local paralegal schools is preferred. Requires negotiation experience, Real Estate background, contract negotiations. Prefer industry experience. Paralegal certificate, Urban Planning or Law Degree preferred. Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, and Outlook is preferred.

Additional info

Req#: 37146BR

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